Three or four times a week, since I was around 18, wherever I’ve been, I’ve woken, dressed, and jogged an easy route that loops back to its beginning. I’m now 29 and following what I imagine were those first few months of building endurance (I don’t remember them in any detail), I’ve not improved. I run no further and no faster; I just keep running.

Usually, I run around 5 kilometres in under 30 minutes. If the weather is right and I have the time and inclination, I can run a little over 10 kilometres, but this doesn’t happen more than a few times a year. I’ve never attempted a marathon or a half-marathon. I’ve joined a handful of fun runs with friends but have never trained for an event.